The th Winter Olympic Gamesthe Olympic Flag

Garmisch-
Partenkirchen
1936

Where?Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany
Which Olympics?The fourth (winter)
How long was it? From 6 February till 16 February
Joining countries:28
Athletes:755
Whereof women:80

Normally, an Olympic Committee is doing what the government of the host country wants, but at these Olympics did the German Olympic Committee not what the National Socialistic Government wanted. In the whole world were debates over the question: Shall we go to the Winter Olympics or not? And later on if they had to go to the Summer Olympics in Nazi-Germany.
However: there was a record of countries at the Olympics this year.

More then a half million people had looked to 6 forms of sport.

Small facts:

The medals of these Olympics
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